Fri, November 16, 2018 at 8:00 PM
EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN
LAMENT
Pierre Boulez Saal
With a style that blurred the boundaries of music and noise, the Berlin-based band Einstürzende Neubauten launched an assault on all conventional listening habits in the early 1980s. Since then, their sound has become more quiet and melodic, while retaining its authenticity and personality. For the festivities commemorating the centenary of the beginning of World War I four years ago, the Belgian city of Diksmuide commissioned the band to compose a performance piece that combines a variety of elements. LAMENT, which adds a string ensemble to the band’s usual instruments of steel, voice, and objets trouvés, includes voice recordings of prisoners of war and marching songs from the early 20th century side by side with a motet by Flemish Renaissance composer Clemens non Papa and Pete Seeger’s Where Have All the Flowers Gone. The result is a deeply moving, highly acclaimed memorial against violence and horror that seems more relevant than ever today. One hundred years after the end of the war, LAMENT can be seen and heard live one last time for three performances only at the Pierre Boulez Saal.
For these performances, Einstürzende Neubauten are joined by Felix Gebhard (keyboards) and Jan T. Schade (leader string ensemble).
Artists
Vocals
Bass
Percussion
Percussion
Guitar
EVENT TIMELINE
YOUR VISIT
How to get there
Pierre Boulez Saal
Barenboim-Said Akademie
Französische Straße 33d
10117 Berlin, Germany
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Public transport
U-Bahn U2 Hausvogteiplatz (350m) U5 Museumsinsel, U6 Unter den Linden (600m)
Tram M1, M12 Mitte / Am Kupfergraben
Bus 147 Werderscher Markt (100m), 100, 300, N5 Staatsoper (300m)
By Car
Q-PARK parking garage Unter den Linden / Staatsoper
Bebelplatz 2
10117 Berlin
Theatre tariff (5:30 pm – 11:30 pm by prepayment): €10
More information on getting there by public transport, bike, or car is available on our Getting there page.
Opening Hours
Box Office
Monday to Friday 2 pm to 6 pm
Closed on weekends and holidays
On performance days, the box office is open one hour prior to an event on weekdays and two hours on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
Papagena Call Center
Ticket hotline +49 30 4799 7411
Monday to Saturday 9am to 8pm
Sunday and public holidays 2pm to 8pm
Food & Drinks
Casalot Catering welcomes Pierre Boulez Saal visitors before and after concerts, serving a variety of dishes of Arab cuisine.
On concert nights, the catering opens one hour before the start of an event and remains open after the performance. You may also place pre-orders for intermission right at the counter.
More info on our catering here.
Accessibility
To book wheelchair-accessible seating, other seats for visitors with disabilities, or companion seats, please contact us directly.
+49 30 4799 7411 | tickets@boulezsaal.de
All wheelchair seats are accessible by elevator. All visitors, including patrons using a wheelchair, will enter the Pierre Boulez Saal through the main entrance. Tickets will be checked at the hall doors.
In order to make access as easy as possible, we kindly ask that you inform us of your requirements when booking your tickets.
Restrooms for visitors with disabilities are located in the basement and on the balcony level and are accessible by elevator.
Four parking spaces for visitors with disabilities are available on the street Hinter der Katholischen Kirche.
